Thursday, November 27, 2008

Those of us who are of a 'certain age' might recall writing assignments given to us by our teachers just before Thanksgiving break. We were asked to write a list of things we were thankful for that year. Of course, now in our state of separation of church and state run amok political correctness, I very much doubt public school teachers give this assignment to their students. Nevertheless, I think it's appropriate--even necessary--for all of us to take some time to sit and acknowledge those things in our lives we are grateful for. Now admittedly this year it might take more than the usual, uh, creativity, to come up with a respectable 'gratitude list', yet I feel confident we can all dig deep and do it.

I'll go first.

I am thankful for...

my faith, my family, my friends, and my country

wonderful weather for traveling

great books, good books, bad books--ah, heck--just books!

a job I love

four days off from the job I love

leftovers

READERS!

I could go on and on. I have much to be thankful for. As do we all, I suspect. Even in tough times.

10 comments:

LOL - The first time I ever roasted a turkey I accidentally placed it upside. Got so many compliments on the moistness of the white meat, I kept cooking the birds that way. Nice to know I'm in good company.

I'm VERY thankful that my son is okay, despite the shoulder to fingertip cast. He broke his arm yesterday in a backyard mishap.

In addition to the usual wonderful family and good health, I'm thankful for:

- good friends- internet dating (it would have been a much less entertaining year without it!)- surviving internet dating- an awesome editor who lets me keep writing stories I love (and publishing them, no less!)- clearance sales at DSW

I'd say you have some very good reasons to be thankful this year, Linda. So happy to hear you survived the corporate cuts.

I didn't quite escape a Thanksgiving mishap this year. Two of my kids were innocent victims of a baster gone berserko. They took the splattered broth hit well, but just to be safe, I made certain I handled the carving duties.

Glad to hear ANCHORS is in on the book shelves at your store, Bookmobiler. Sadly my local discount store generally doesn't stock my book. We do have a local indy bookstore that keeps them in stock so that's nice.

Thanks for including authors on your 'thankful for' list! I feel special! :)

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